AFTERSHOCK


Meaning of AFTERSHOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɑ:ftə(r)ʃɒk, æf- ]

( aftershocks)

1.

Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.

N-COUNT

2.

People sometimes refer to the effects of an important event, especially a bad one, as the aftershock . ( mainly JOURNALISM )

They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year’s drought.

N-COUNT : usu with supp

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